Corel VideoStudio Pro - 2018 Ultimate Instruction Manual
Corel® VideoStudio® 2018
User Guide
Including VideoStudio Pro and VideoStudio Ultimate
Contents
Quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What’s new in Corel VideoStudio 2018? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hardware acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Preparing for video editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Updating the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Corel Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Documentation conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Corel VideoStudio 2018 User Guide PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Understanding VideoStudio terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Learning with video tutorials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using Web-based resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Workspace tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Exploring the workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Switching between workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Welcome book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Player panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Customizing the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Changing the application language. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Capture and import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Capturing videos and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Capturing digital video (DV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Capturing analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Scanning and splitting scenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Project basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Creating new projects and opening projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Creating custom profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Previewing your project or clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Showing and hiding grid lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Saving projects by using Smart Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adding cues and chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using Instant Project templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Split screen video templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Organize and find media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sorting, viewing, and filtering clips in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Resizing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Tagging files as 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Switching between Timeline views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Showing and hiding tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adding and swapping tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Renaming tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting track height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Grouping and ungrouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Edit media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adding video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rotate a video or photo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Crop a video or photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Resizing/scaling a video or photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Time remapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Modifying video playback speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Using Freeze Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Replacing media clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Trimming video into multiple clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Taking a snapshot from a video clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adjusting the color and tone of clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adjusting white balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Lens Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Pan and zoom for video and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Working with the Mask Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Track transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
360 video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using Audio Ducking to automatically adjust volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Splitting an audio track from a video clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using Auto Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Balancing the volume of multiple clips with Normalize Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adjusting clip volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trimming and cutting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Applying fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Using the Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Using the Surround Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Mixing Surround Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Titles and subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Using the Title Safe area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adding titles using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Applying text effects and animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Converting titles to image and animation files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
3D Title Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
3D Title Editor workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Creating and editing 3D titles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Adding transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Saving and deleting transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adding color clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adding color patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Adding backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Adding objects or frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Customizing objects, frames, and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Video filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Applying filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Marking filters as favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Applying multiple filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Customizing filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Adding clips to overlay tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Adjusting overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Combining Overlay clips to create an Ultra HD (4K) video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Applying motion to an overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Adjusting the overall transparency of overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Adding borders to overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Blending overlay clips with the background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Using video masks with overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Motion tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Tracking motion of video objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Matching motion to a tracking path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Customizing motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Tracking paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Adjusting tracking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Using objects on tracking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the Path Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Painting Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Working with Painter Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Switching between Painting Creator modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Creating images and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Live screen capture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Starting a screen capture project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Recording your screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
FastFlick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Creating a FastFlick project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Selecting a template (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Adding media clips (FastFlick). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Editing titles (FastFlick). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Adding music (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Applying Pan & Zoom effects (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Setting movie duration (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Saving to video files for computer playback (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Uploading to the Web (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Editing your movie in VideoStudio (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Making FastFlick templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Terminology for FastFlick templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rules for creating FastFlick templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Creating FastFlick templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Stop motion animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
How to create a stop motion project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Stop motion settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Opening and importing files for stop motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Using the DSLR Enlarge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Multi-Camera editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
The Multi-Camera Editor workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Basic steps in multi-camera editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Importing video and audio clips into the Multi-Camera Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Synchronizing video and audio clips in multi-camera projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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Choosing an audio source for your multi-camera project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Editing multiple clips to create a multi-camera compilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Adding picture-in-picture (PIP) in the Multi-Camera Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Managing multi-camera source files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Saving and exporting your multi-camera project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Using Smart Proxy with the Multi-Camera Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Save and share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Choosing a sharing option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Saving to video files for computer playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Saving to video files for mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Saving HTML5 video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Uploading to the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Creating 3D video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Creating video files from part of a project (trimmed). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Creating sound files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Burn discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Saving a project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Assembling files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Adding and editing chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Editing a menu template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Creating advanced menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Previewing your movie and menu before burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Copying a disc image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Creating disc labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Workspace shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
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Navigation area shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Timeline shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Layout settings shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Screen capture shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Other Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
DV-to-DVD Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Scanning for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Applying templates and burning to DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
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Quick start
If you want to dive into Corel VideoStudio right away, this tutorial will walk you through the
key tasks. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
• Import video clips to the Library
• Add your clips and photos
• Review and trim your video clips
• Add titles
• Apply transitions
• Add music
• Save and share
The same basic steps can be applied to create a photo slideshow or any multimedia
presentation that includes photos, video clips, and music.
For a quick movie, try the FastFlick. For more information, see “FastFlick” on page 171.
For more details about starting movie projects, see “Project basics” on page 39.
Import video clips to the Library
Let’s start with the most common situation—the shoot is done and you’ve transferred your
vide o clips and photos from your camera to your comp uter. We can open Corel VideoStudio,
and jump directly to the Edit workspace and the Library.
The Library is the source for all your media, including video clips, photos, and music. It also
houses templates, transitions, effects, and a variety of other media assets that you can use in
your projects.
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1 Click the Edit tab at the top of the application window to open the Edit
workspace. The Library panel appears in the upper right corner of the application.
2 Create a folder for your project to keep all your videos together by clicking the Add a
new folder button .
3 Type a name for the folder.
4 At the top of the Library, click the Import Media Files button , select the video clips
and photos that you want to use, and click Open.
Note that the buttons at the top of the Library can be enabled and disabled to filter the
thumbnails by video, photos, and music. If you don’t see the media you expect to see, check
the state of these media buttons.
Add your clips and photos
Adding clips and photos to a video project is as easy as dragging thumbnails for the video
clips and photos that you want to use from the Library to the Timeline.
If you’re looking for a way to get polished
results quickly, you can use an Instant Project
template. For more information, see “Using Instant Project templates” on page 49.
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Review and trim your video clips
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The key to a successful video is to keep it short enough to hold your viewer’s interest. Let’s
review and trim the video clips.
1 In the Edit workspace, click a video clip in the Timeline.
2 In the Navigation area of the Player panel, click Clip, and click the Play button.
3 After you review the clip, drag the orange Tri m Marker from the original starting
position to the new starting position. The Scrubber moves to the selected frame and this
frame displays in the Preview Window.
1. Trim Marker (one on each end). 2. Scrubber.
4 Now drag the second Trim Mar ker from the original end position to the new end
position.
5 Click Play.
Note: Changes made to files imported into the Library do not affect the original files.
You can also trim video clips in the Timeline itself by dragging the end handles of a clip.
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Want to edit a section in the middle? Try Multi-Trim Video. For more information, see
“Trimming video into multiple clips” on page 81.
Add titles
Now let’s add a title.
1 Drag the Scrubber to the position you want.
2 Click the Title button to the left of the Library thumbnails.
3 You can type directly in the Preview Window, but the easiest way to get a professional-
looking title, is to drag one of the title thumbnails from the Library to the Title track in
the Timeline.
4 You can drag the title to any position in the Title track and adjust the duration of the title
by dragging the end handles of the clip.
5 To edit the title text, double-click the title clip in the Timeline, in the Preview Window,
select the text and type new text. Keep the text inside the box that displays near the
edges of the Preview Window (called the Title Safe area).
6 The Options panel displays to the right of the Library thumbnails. On the Edit page of
the Options panel, use any of the controls to format your title text. For example, you can
align the text and change the font, size, and color.
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Apply transitions
You can add transitions between clips or between photos. Transitions can be used to fade in
or fade out or to dissolve one photo into the next. There are many transition options to
choose from.
1 In the Library, click the Transition button .
2 Click the Gallery drop-list at the top of the Library, and choose All if you want to see
what is available.
3 Drag the thumbnail for the transition you want to the Timeline and place it between two
clips or photos.
If you want to apply the same transition between all clips and photos in the track, in the
Library, right-click the transition thumbnail, and choose Apply current effect to video
track. You will be warned about replacing any existing transitions.
Add music
You can add songs from your computer by dragging a music file from the Library to the
Music track. You can also use Auto Music to choose royalty-free music to your project.
1 On the Timeline toolbar, click the Auto Music button .
1 In the Auto Music area that displays in the Options panel, experiment with different
choices in the drop-lists and click Play selected Song to listen to the selection.
2 To add your selection to the Timeline, click Add to Timeline.
3 The music is added to the Music track, and as with other clips, you can drag it to a new
position in the Timeline and trim it by dragging the end handles.
4 To fade the music at the end of your project, click the Fade-out button in the Auto
Music area.
Note that with any audio clips, or video clips that include sound,
of the clips. For more information about adjusting audio, see “Audio” on page 99.
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you can control the volume
Save and share
When you’re finished with your project, you can save it and share it in a variety of ways. For
this tutorial, we’ll upload it directly to the Web.
Before sharing, it’s important to save a version of your project to the native *.vsp format. This
will give you maximum flexibility if you choose to edit your project later or if you want to
output it to a different format.
1 Click the Share tab to view the Share workspace.
2 Click File > Save, choose a location from the Save in box, and type a name in the File
name box.
3 To share your video on the Web, click the Web button , then click YouTube,
Facebook, Flickr, or Vimeo, and click Log In to sign in to your account or to create an
account. After you sign in and approve the link between Corel VideoStudio and the
account, choose the settings you want for your video upload and click Start.
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Welcome
Welcome to Corel® VideoStudio®, the surprisingly creative video-editing software that lets
you produce impressive video projects, regardless of your skill level. Corel VideoStudio
provides a complete set of tools for capturing, editing, and sharing your video, slideshow,
and multimedia projects.
The availability of features depends on the version of the software that you have. For
more information, please see www.videostudiopro.com/compare.
This section contains the following topics:
• What’s new in Corel VideoStudio 2018?
• System requirements
• Hardware acceleration
• Preparing for video editing
• Installing and uninstalling the application
• Starting and quitting the application
• Updating the application
• Corel Support Services
• About Corel
What’s new in Corel VideoStudio 2018?
New creative features as well as enhancements to favorite features means that you can create
stunning videos faster in Corel VideoStudio. The key updates are listed below.
New! Video editing shortcuts
In VideoStudio 2018, we’ve enhanced the tools you use most often! Easily crop, resize, and
position your media directly in the preview pane. Snap your media in place with new Smart
Guide alignment tools. The entire toolkit is faster and easier to access.
New! Streamlined Timeline editing
The updated Timeline puts common editing controls at your fingertips and lets you
customize the toolbar, providing instant access to the tools you love to use. Mute tracks
directly on the timeline and preview edits as you make any adjustments. Focus in on your
edits and adjust the height of your timeline tracks with brand new controls. Making custom
motions? You can now edit with new full screen editing windows to get even closer to the
action.
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New! Lens Correction tools
VideoStudio 2018 introduces new Lens Correction to quickly remove wide-angle camera
distortion, better known as a fisheye effect. Sometimes this is your preferred outtake from a
lively GoPro session, but other times it’s nice to have a quick way to remove the distortion.
VideoStudio adds new and intuitive controls to make this easy, freeing you up to focus on
the fun parts of video editing. For more information, see “Lens Correction” on page 86.
New to Ultimate! Split screen video and Template Creator
The creative possibilities with Split Screen video are limitless. Show multiple video streams
on screen simultaneously and create impressive videos to share the highlights from a recent
trip, event, or activity. Split the screen to add two video frames or create custom picture-inpicture effects. Drag and drop your videos into a range of templates, or create your own with
the Split Screen Template Creator—exclusive to Ultimate. For more information, see
“Templates” on page 49.
New to Ultimate! 3D Title Editor and motion titles
Add fun effects and create eye-catching titles with new 3D motion titles in VideoStudio
Ultimate 2018. Choose from built-in presets and templates for an immediate result or dive in
deeper and create custom motion titles with the new 3D Title Editor! Control textures,
lighting, motion, and more to create that dramatic cinematic opening you want to see. For
more information, see “3D Title Editor” on page 119.
New! Pan and Zoom controls
Take your audience on an adventure as you zoom into action or pan across the scene.
VideoStudio Ultimate 2018 adds more flexibility with new pan and zoom controls. Begin with
elegant presets to move across your video or zoom into your picture for the closeup it
deserves! Go beyond traditional keyframe editing—we’ve added new tools that enable you
to make adjustments to your pan and zoom motions as the video plays. For more
information, see
“Pan and zoom for video and photos” on page 87.
Enhanced! 360° Video editing
Import your 360° video and start editing! Trim your footage, then add music, titles, and
effects in no time. New to VideoStudio 2018, preview your 360° video as you would on your
device. Navigate the new 360° video player, then export your 360° video to playback on your
virtual reality headset, upload directly to YouTube 360, or convert to standard video format
to control the angles seen. VideoStudio supports 360° equirectangular and spherical video
formats, and with expanded support for a wider selection of popular 360 video cameras. For
more information, see
“360 video” on page 95.
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New! Premium effects from NewBlueFX (Ultimate)
Create a stunning title in seconds using the brand-new NewBlue Titler Pro 5 inside
VideoStudio Ultimate 2018! Apply on e of more than 100 anim ated templates, then customize
the text, colors, and more for a powerful result. With video stabilization tools, color effects,
and other engaging extras, VideoStudio Ultimate has what you need to take your video to
the next level.
Enhanced! Stop motion animation
VideoStudio provides you with the controls you need to sync with your camera and capture
frames automatically. Preview and manage each frame captured with transparent layers to
show you your last frame captured and use the new overlay grid controls to help gauge
distance between each subtle movement. VideoStudio 2018 adds support for even more
Canon cameras and introduces support for Nikon cameras. Just plug in your camera and
start capturing images—Stop Motion will do the rest! For more information, see “Stop
motion animation” on page 181.
New! Chapter and cue points
Get right to the heart of your story in no time! VideoStudio 2018 has added the ability to add
cue points to your timeline to make editing so much simpler and to quickly reference points
of interest. Thinking of burning your next project to disc? Do it! Now plan your chapters right
inside the timeline. Just drop chapter markers as you edit, and when you export to disc, the
chapter points will be automatically identified. This is an incredible time-saving feature and
will expedite the process of building your menus. Better yet, enable hotkeys to set chapter
markers or cue points as the video plays. For more information, see “Adding cues and
chapters” on page 45.
Enhanced! Speed and performance
Edit smoother and render faster in VideoStudio 2018! VideoStudio is now optimized for the
latest video hardware acceleration technologies from Intel and nVidia, which improves
efficiencies and dramatically speeds up rendering to popular file formats. Enjoy faster and
smoother 4K editing and playback thanks to the innovative Smart Proxy technology. Your
original high resolution files are preserved for export, but you are able to work with smaller
files to improve speed and performance.
New! Formats and support
VideoStudio continues to track with the latest file formats and associated support. We’ve
added XAVC-s authoring to SD card, so you can export your video for playback directly on
your camera. If you’re interested in creating a Stop Motion animation, we’ve now added
suppor t for Nikon cameras and expan ded our suppor t for even more Canon cameras. As 360
video grows in popularity, we continue to add support for the latest cameras and formats.
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Even import your footage from your mobile device and edit portrait videos without adding
irritating black bars!
New! Tutorials and learning materials
Get help when you need it—right inside the VideoStudio Welcome Book—with new tutorials
for VideoStudio 2018. Explore a wide range of helpful and inspirational tutorials designed for
both new and advanced users. Search for keywords and topics you want to learn more about
in the help files, or join the VideoStudio community and ask a question to learn from other
users with more hands-on experience.
System requirements
For optimal performance of Corel VideoStudio, make sure that your system meets the
recommended specifications. Note that some formats and features require specific hardware
or software (as indicated).
• Internet connection required for installation, registration and updates. Registration
required for product use.
• Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, 64-bit OS highly recommended
• Intel Core i3 or AMD A4 3.0 GHz or higher
• Intel Core i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD & Intel Quick Sync Video
support
• Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon A10 or higher for UHD, Multi-Camera or 360° video
• 4 GB of RAM or higher, 8+GB highly recommended for UHD, Multi-Camera, or 360°
video
• Minimum 256 MB VRAM, 512 MB or higher recommended for hardware decoding
acceleration
• HEVC (H.265) support requires Windows 10, supporting PC hardware or graphics card
and Microsoft HEVC video extension installed
• Program available for installation in 32 or 64-bit. Some features only available in 64-bit
(3D Title Editor, NewBlue Titler Pro, Boris Title Studio)
• Minimum display resolution: 1024 x 768
• Windows-compatible sound card
• Minimum 8 GB HDD space for full installation
• Digital download option available if DVD-ROM drive not available for installation
Accessories
• DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD discs
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Input Options
• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port)
• Capture from analog camcorders with compatible analog capture card
• Capture from USB capture devices, PC cameras, webcams
• Import from AVCHD and other file-based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile
devices and discs
Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.
For more details, visit: www.videostudiopro.com
Supported file formats
The supported file formats are listed below. Please review release notes for any updates to
supported files or visit www.videostudiopro.com for the latest list in the system requirements
section.
Import Formats
• Video: AVI, DivX*, DV, DVR-MS, HDV, HEVC (H.265), M2T, M2TS, M4V, MKV, MOD, MOV
(H.264), MPEG-1/-2/-4, MXF**, SWF*, TOD, UIS, UISX, WebM, WMV, XAVC, XAVC S, 3GP,
Non-encrypted DVD titles
• Audio: AAC, Aiff, AMR, AU, CDA, M4A, MOV, MP3, MP4, MPA, OGG, WAV, WMA
• Image: CLP, CUR, DCS, DCX, EPS, FAX, FPX, GIF87a, ICO, IFF, IMG, JP2, JPC, JPG, MAC,
MPO, MSP, PBM, PCT, PCX, PGM, PIC, PNG, PPM, PSD, PSPImage, PXR, RAS, SCI, SCT,
SHG, TGA, TIF/TIFF, UFO, UFP, WBM, WBMP, WMF, 001, Camera RAW
Export Formats
• Video: AVCHD, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1/-2/-4, UIS, UISX, M2T, WebM, 3GP, HEVC (H.265),
WMV
• Device: Apple iPod/iPhone/iPad/TV, Sony PSP/PS3/PS4, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox
compatible formats
• Audio: AC3, M4A, OGG, WAV, WMA
• Image: BMP, JPG
Blu-ray Support
• Requires purchase of a separate plug-in from within the product
• Requires Blu-ray Disc reader and/or burner
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* DivX & SWF: DivX codec for DivX and Flash player for SWF are required to enable these
formats.
**VideoStudio Ultimate only
Hardware acceleration
Depending on your hardware specifications, Corel VideoStudio lets you optimize the
performance of your system by optimizing hardware acceleration.
Hardware decoder and encoder acceleration is supported only by Windows Vista and
later versions of the Windows operating system software and requires at least 512 MB
of VRAM.
To change hardware acceleration settings
1 Select Settings > Preferences [F6].
2 Click the Performance tab and select the following options under Editing Process and
File Creation:
• Enable Hardware Decoder acceleration — enhances editing performance and
improves clip and project playback by using video graphics acceleration technologies
of the computer’s available hardware
• Enable Hardware Encoder acceleration — improves the rendering time required for
producing your movies
Note: For optimum performance, VGA cards must support DXVA2 VLD mode with
Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0 or later.
If you want the program to automatically detect the hardware acceleration capabilities
of your system and determine the optimum settings, select all hardware acceleration
options in Performance Optimization, including Enable hardware acceleration
optimization.
If the feature is not supported by your system, some hardware acceleration options will
be grayed out.
Preparing for video editing
Video editing tasks require a lot of computer resources. Your computer must be properly set
up to ensure successful capturing and smooth video editing. Below are some tips on how to
prepare and optimize your computer before you launch Corel VideoStudio.
• It is recommended that you close other applications when working with
Corel VideoStudio. To avoid interruptions while cap
automatically launched software.
turing, it is best to turn off any
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• If you have two hard drives in your system, it is recommended that you install
Corel VideoStudio to your system drive (usually C:) and store captured videos on your
other drive.
• It is recommended that you store video files on a dedicated hard drive.
• Increase the Paging File (Swap File) size to twice your amount of RAM.
When you are in Corel VideoStudio, you can choose settings that let you balance the quality
of the playback and the speed of the application. For example, is your playback fast but
fuzzy? Or is your playback too slow? The tips below can help you find the right settings in
Corel VideoStudio.
• Clearer, higher quality playback is available if your computer system meets or exceeds
the recommended system requirements. You can work with HD projects and you can
preview your project in HD. For more information, see “Setting project properties” on
page 40 and “Previewing your project or clips” on page 42.
• To speed up less powerful systems, consider using Smart Proxy and review the hardware
acceleration options. For more information, see “Using Smart Proxy for a faster,
smoother editing experience” on page 42 and “Hardware acceleration” on page 12.
Installing and uninstalling the application
You can install Corel VideoStudio from a disc or from installation files that you download.
To install Corel VideoStudio
1 Close any open applications.
2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive or double-click the associated .exe file that you
downloaded.
If the disc-initiated setup does not start automatically, navigate to the DVD drive on your
computer, and double-click Setup.exe.
3 Follow the instructions on your screen.
Note: In addition to Corel VideoStudio, you might be prompted to install supporting
Windows extensions and third-party programs and drivers.
To uninstall Corel VideoStudio
1 Open the Windows Control Panel.
2 In the Programs category, click the Uninstall a program link.
3 In the Programs and Features window, click Corel VideoStudio 2018 in the list of
applications.
4 Click Uninstall/Change.
5 Follow the instructions on your screen.
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Starting and quitting the application
You ca n st a rt Corel VideoStudio from the Windows desktop or Start menu, and quit the
program from the application window.
To start the application
•From the Windows Start menu or Start screen, choose Corel VideoStudio 2018.
To quit the application
• Click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the application window.
Updating the application
You can check for and install product updates. Updates provide important new information
about your application.
To update the application
•Choose Help > Check for Updates.
Corel Support Services
Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate information about
product features, specifications, pricing, availability, services, and technical support options.
For the most current information on available support and professional services for your
Corel product, please visit www.corel.com/support.
About Corel
Corel is one of the world's top software companies, boasting some of the industry's bestknown graphics, productivity and digital media products. We've built a reputation for giving
customers more choice, and delivering solutions that are easy to learn and use. Our mission
is simple: help people achieve new levels of creativity and productivity.
Corel's product lines include CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter®, Corel®PaintShop®
Pro, Corel® VideoStudio®, MindManager®, Pinnacle Studio™, ReviverSoft®, Roxio Creator®,
®
Roxio
Toast™ and WinZip®. For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.
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Learning resources
You can learn how to use Corel VideoStudio in various ways: by searching the Help or the
user guide, by accessing video tutorials in the Welcome tab, or by exploring the Corel
website (www.corel.com).
This section contains the following topics:
• Documentation conventions
• Using the Help system
• Corel VideoStudio 2018 User Guide PDF
• Understanding VideoStudio terminology
• Learning with video tutorials
• Using Web-based resources
Documentation conventions
The following table describes important conventions used in the Help.
Convention Description Example
Menu >Menu
command
drop-list A list of options that drops down when a
A menu item followed by a menu
command
user clicks a down arrow button
A note containing information that is
important to the preceding steps. It may
describe conditions under which the
procedure can be performed.
A tip containing suggestions for
performing the preceding steps. It may
present alternatives to the steps, or other
benefits and uses of the procedure.
Click Settings > Preferences > Edit.
Select a profile from the Profile drop-list.
Enable Flatten audio and background
video if your browser can only support a
single track for audio and video.
For best results, use a tripod when you
shoot photos and videos that you want
to use in your stop motion animation
project.
Using the Help system
The Help that is available from within the program is the most comprehensive source of
information for Corel
You can choose a topic from the Contents page, or use the Search page to search for specif ic
words and phrases. You can also print topics from the Help.
VideoStudio. The Help system provides two ways to find information.
An Internet connection is required to view the Help. If you work offline on a regular basis,
you can download a PDF copy of the information (Help > User Guide (PDF)).
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To use the Help system
1 Do one of the following:
• Click Help > Help topics.
• Press F1.
2 In the Help window, click one of the following tabs:
• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help
• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase
(enclosed in quotation marks). For example, if you are looking for information about a
specific tool or command, you can type the name of the tool or command, such as
Trimming, to display a list of relevant topics.
Corel VideoStudio 2018 User Guide PDF
You can view the Corel VideoStudio 2018 User Guide PDF online or you can download it to
your computer or tablet. At any time, you can print the pages you want. You can f ind the PDF
in Help menu (Help > User Guide (PDF)).
Understanding VideoStudio terminology
Learn more about the language of video editing. We created a list of the most common
video editing terms used in Corel VideoStudio to help you out. What is a scrubber and what
does rendering mean? Find out by reading the “Glossary” on page 219.
Learning with video tutorials
The Welcome tab includes access to learning material, such as video tutorials (English only
for some video content), as well as free and paid content to help you expand your project
options in VideoStudio.
The Welcome book is accessed from the Welcome tab. Click Tutorials to explore the
collection of video tutorials. For more information, see “The Welcome book” on page 23.
You ca n al so v is it www.youtube.com/VideoStudioPro for more tutorials.
To open the Discovery Center window
•Choose Help Video Tutorials.
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Using Web-based resources
From the Corel VideoStudio Help menu and the Corel website, you can access a number of
Web pages dedicated to customer support and communities. You can find resources such
as tutorials, tips, newsgroups, downloads, and other online resources.
To access Corel VideoStudio Web resources
• Use your Internet browser to go to www.videostudiopro.com/learn for tutorials,
community forums, and other resources
• Visit VideoStudio Facebook postings: https://www.facebook.com/corelvideostudio
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Workspace tour
Corel VideoStudio has three workspaces: Capture, Edit, and Share. These workspaces are
based on the key steps in the video-editing process. The customizable workspaces let you
rearrange the panels to suit your preferences and ensure that you have everything you need
at a glance.
This section presents the following topics:
• Exploring the workspaces
• Switching between workspaces
• The Welcome book
• Using the Player panel
• Using the toolbar
• Customizing the workspace
Exploring the workspaces
Corel VideoStudio Pro consists of three main workspaces, and a Welcome tab.
•Capture
•Edit
• Share
Each workspace contains specific tools and controls to help you accomplish the task at hand
quickly and efficiently.
For more information about the Welcome tab, see “The Welcome book” on page 23.
You can customize the size and position of the elements on your screen for full control of
your editing environment. For information about using a custom workspace layout, see
“Customizing the workspace” on page 27.
The Capture workspace
Media clips can be recorded or imported directly to your computer's hard drive. This step
allows you to capture and import video, photo, and audio clips.
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The Capture workspace consists of the following components:
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1. Menu bar — provides various commands for customizing Corel VideoStudio, opening and
saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more.
2. Preview Window — shows the current video being played in the Player panel.
3. Library panel — a storage depot for captured media clips.
4. Navigation area — provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming in the Player
panel.
5. Information panel — lets you view information about the files you are working with.
6. Capture Options — displays different media capture and import methods.
The Edit workspace
When you open Corel VideoStudio Pro, the Edit workspace appears as your default
workspace. The Edit workspace and the Timeline are the heart of Corel VideoStudio Pro,
where you can arrange, edit, trim, and add effects to your video clips.
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